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Book Launch: Erika Rappaport’s A Thirst for Empire: How Tea Shaped the Modern World
October 13, 2017 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
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Please come celebrate the publication of Erika Rappaport’s new book:
A Thirst for Empire: How Tea Shaped the Modern World
Speakers:
Nadja Durbach, Professor of History, University of Utah
Bishnupriya Ghosh, Professor of English, University of California, Santa Barbara
Erika Rappaport, Professor of History, University of California, Santa Barbara